Regex vs Split

Benchmark created by Josh Vermaire on

Description

Quick regex vs split tests on a date string, only looking for year/month.

Setup

var date = "1988-12-02 08:00:00";
    var REGEX = /(\d{4})-(\d{2})/;

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Regex
var dateArray, day, month, year;
dateArray = /(\d{4})-(\d{2})/.exec(date);
year = dateArray[1];
month = dateArray[2];
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Cached Regex
var dateArray, day, month, year;
dateArray = REGEX.exec(date);
year = dateArray[1];
month = dateArray[2];
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Split
var dateArray, day, month, year;
dateArray = date.split(' ')[0].split('-');
year = dateArray[0];
month = dateArray[1];
day = dateArray[2];
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  • Revision 1: published by Josh Vermaire on